Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 184 | 127 | 82 | 147 | 103 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 83 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 70 | 87 | 101 | 120 | 134 | 127 | 123 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16PM2.53m | 3:41AM2.53m | 4:24PM2.44m | 4:57AM2.44m | 5:57PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.60m | 9:38PM0.77m | 10:04AM0.73m | 10:47PM0.86m | 11:21AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 233 | 184 | 127 | 82 | 147 | 103 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 83 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 87 | 101 | 120 | 134 | 127 | 123 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 7 | WSW 17 | W 7 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 37 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 19 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 12 | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 194 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 219 |
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